Real Time Lockpicking

Real Time Lockpicking Category: Immersion Requirements: Oblivion Patch 1. 2. 0. 416, Oblivion Script Extender (OBSE) Author: migck Complementary: Real Time Lockpicking minigames by LogicDragon, it should be compatible with this mod. Description =========== Gets lockpicking out of a menu and into real time: Your lockpicks are now the currency used to open locks, your skill in Security is your ability at spending them, and getting caught is now a real threat. Details ======= Are you able to open a \"Very Hard\" lock without breaking a single lockpick with a Security skill of 5? Kinda takes the \"Hard\" part out, huh? When was the last time you got caught picking a lock? Is that even possible? You may disagree, but due to the overly simplistic design of the lockpicking minigame and the above issues, I find Security as one of the most trite and useless skills in the game. And once you have the Skeleton Key, Security becomes a nice icon in your stats screen. There are mods that address all of this rather nicely, such as Zumbs\' Lockpicking Mod or Fearabbit\'s Morrowind Lockpicking. I tried both, and I took note of the things in them that I like and dislike. And with some OBSE script know-how, I set out to create yet another real time lockpicking mod, because in variety lies fun (or so said the penguin in my elevator). And now, here is how this mod works: This mod doesn\'t substitute anything in the game. Oblivion\'s Lockpicks are not touched directly, nor is the Skeleton Key, and you still need either of them to attempt to pick locks. The lockpicking menu is nulled like in the above two mods to eliminate the hardcoded feature of the lockpick menu popping up whenever you activate a locked door or container. If you are using any HUD replacers like Darn\'s, backup your lockpick_menu.xml before installing this mod, and ensure lockpick_menu.xml remains as a 1Kb empty file. When you have lockpicks in your inventory, you will find a token \"Lockpicks\" weapon at the end of your weapons inventory tab. This dummy weapon has no reach, no damage, no weight and 1pt durability. It doesn\'t appear in the enchanting menu. And if it finds itself anywhere else than in your inventory, it makes itself disappear. When you have it equipped and drawn, your attack and block controls are disabled. So yeah, you can\'t do much with it in case you had funny ideas... Except picking locks of course! To start picking a locked container or door, simply look at it and leftclick. If you have the key to the door or container, the mod will inform you of that and nothing will happen, just activate it to open it. But otherwise you will enter lockpicking mode. The mod will now calculate the time it will take you to open the lock and the amount of lockpicks you will spend at it. The settings used for this can be customized at the \"MigLockpicking.ini\" ini file. The time it will take you to open a lock i